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Yale to Pay $308K to Resolve Allegations of Violations of Controlled Substances Act

In November 2020, Donna Monticone, a nurse responsible for ordering and inventorying controlled substances at the Yale Fertility Center, was discovered to have tampered with vials of fentanyl…A criminal investigation revealed that Monticone stole the fentanyl for her own use.  She withdrew the fentanyl from the vials, reinjected saline into the vials and reintroduced the vials into the stock of the Yale Fertility Center to be used during surgical procedures. Continue Reading →

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U.S. Attorney Avery Commits to Ensuring Environmental Justice for All CT Residents

The Office will use all available federal civil and criminal enforcement tools, including environmental protection laws, civil rights laws, the False Claims Act, and worker safety and consumer protection statutes, to advance environmental justice by seeking timely and effective remedies for injury to natural resources, and to correct systemic environmental violations and contaminations in underserved communities that have been historically marginalized and overburdened, including low-income communities and communities of color. Continue Reading →

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